TW URIPOMD BRAID WOOTI ITS WEIGHT II SOLD That's figuratively speaking, but getting do to rock bottom facts, it but half expresses it. A BANK BOOK showing prudent, thrifty deposits with a good balance to check against may serve you the turn when occasion presents to assist to make your fortune. Bank here. We're conservative as to methods and solvent as to finances. Your ac- count will be appreciated, and treated with the .strictest confidence. THE WESTERN (iHTIOJIHL ÜK of Hereford, Texas CAPITAL AND SURPLUS JULY 1, 1907, $85,000.00 Coal, grain, bay, fuel oil, ice* salt, sulphur and posts, that's Esca Harrison's line. 23-tf Everybody knows "Niggerhead" coal is the best. That's why E. W. Harrison sells it. 23-tf Let Richards & Edwards show you some good bargains in Clovis prop- erty. 21-tf See J. H. Calloway when he is in Hereford for fine monuments or ad- dress him at Childress, Texas. 13tf The coal storage rates expire July 31st. After that higher prices for coal. E. W. Harrison...

r Make our Store Headquarters When in Town. GARRISON BROS. Make our Store Headquarter* When in Town. .HAVE JUST RECEIVED. A car of Wire, a car of Implements and are still headquarters for the world famed Garland and Charter Oak line of Stoves and Ranges, as well as the Insurance Gaso- line Stoves, Leader, Wood Star and sampson Windmils, John'Deere Plows and Culti= vators, Emerson Engine Plows, Emerson Alfalfa Renovators. V ■ • We have an experienced Plumber and will gladly figure on plumbing contracts. Additional Locals Three cars of new furniture just in at Black's. 24-2t Fresh candies always in stock at Wo'ods. ' 11 Best coal at Warren Grain Com- pany. 20-tf Try the new confectionery. It R. H. H. Woods & Co. Plenty of wheat sacks at Warren Grain Co. 20-t Come to Barnett's Cream Parlors when in need of refreshments. 13tf List your property with Park & Bourn. 39tf. Come in hot and you will go out cool, at Barnett's parlors. 15t£ at — Racycle is the best wheel on tHe market. ...

TU inaroKu BEAMS CAN PLEASE YOU of IS Our stock GROCERIES so complete and our goods so FRESH that we have no hesitancy in saying that we can please everyone, at «£*£«£ Our policy is to sell THE BEST GROCERIES for the LEAST money If you will investi- gate, you will find this to be our re- cord. Jno. 0 join Mum. Tesas & >±< HEREFORD CITIZEN Climbs the Rocky Mountains and Plays Snow-Ball in July. Boulder, Colo., July 18, 1907. The Brand, Hereford, Texas: Colorado is so enchanting that we thought a little description of some of the scenes would be interesting to the readers of the Brand. We started from Herefordat 4 :45 on July 1st,'and arrived at Boulder 7 p. m. the following day. One in- teresting feature of the journey is that the railroad traverses a broken mountainous country almost the en- tire route from Amarillo to Denver and there is not a single tunnel, high dump, deep cut or high bridge, but the road makes numerous curves and runs in all directions. In many places c...

. v _t V:j >v. >: y;,1 rt .>.: : .: r&* k;« F5? ' '.Si. TRY US FOR GROCERIES FRESH STOCK, the right prices, prompt service. With Oriole flour you can't have a failure in bread. Use .Kinhee coffee once and you won't use anything else. The New Store ] Argo & Jarrott [ Hereford, Texas Panhandle Souvenir. J. G. H. Moeckel of Amarillo was in the city last Tuesday in the inter- est of a publication to be known as The Panhandle Souvenir. This book, for it will be a 150-page book, will be a truthful presentation of the scenes and facts of the great Pan- handle. Amarillo, Dalhart, Canyon City, Stratford and many of the Panhandle towns will have a section in the book, and no doubt Hereford will take a place with the others. The object of the souvenir is to ad- vertise the advantages of the Pan- handle, and several thousand copies will be printed. These will be placed on sale at the principal news stands thruout tne north and west, also in the Panhandle. The price will be 50 c...

Ss®(3 a speech a mile long wouldn't affect one iota the job of tinning which we might do. The good wearing qualities of Tinning Done Here together with our moderate prices is all the commenda- tion we ask for. For quick work, either new or repair, in the tinning line, engage us. Respectfully, SE^ELL BRAZIL % & TIN N1NG THROUGH CALIFORNIA. Judge Baker Tells of the Coast Country— Visits San Fran- cisco. The writer, in company with a f.iend and his family consisting of wife and two children, left Hereford on the 13th of June on a trip to Cal- ifornia, Oregon and Washington and returned by way of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Colorado. It is quite difficult to form a just conception of the social, political and economic condition :n any state while you are passing through it uuder ligniuing speed traveling by rail. Still more difficult is it for one to contrast with an impartial mind the economic con- ditions of his own state with a foreign state. It matters not how much we try it is...

SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY-PART 1 The Hereford Brand Vol. 7 HEREFORD, TEXAS. AUGUST 2, 1907 No. 85 A Special Excursion Train We will run a special train from Kansas City to Hereford, Texas, leaving Kansas City, Union DepojL at 10 a. m. on Wednesday, August 21st, to arrive in Hereford, Texas, at 1 p. m. Thursday, August 22. Round trip including sleeping accomodations $19.12 Make Your Summer Vacation Profitable 1 ' I As Well as Pleasant We Own As we will spare no expense to make this a pleasure trip for all who accompany us, and a profitable one for all who see fit to make investments in some of the BEAUTIFUL PRAIRIE LANDS which we will show you in the vicinity of Hereford, "GEM CITY OF THE PANHANDLE." Situated in the center of a fine agricultural district, on the main line of the Santa Fe Railroad; where an abundance of pure water is obtained at a depth of 60 feet; where every foot of the land can be cultivated; where the soil is from 4 to 20 feet deep; where all kinds of crops and fruit ca...

EMM?* v- V ¡0*1"V¿'. THE HSREFORB BRAND « * T Our Car of Moon Bros. Buggies WAVE arrived: And we can say, without (ear of Truthful] Contradiction, That these buggies are the Best in Finish, Best in Material, and die longest lived Buggies ever brought to the Panhandle. We can show you Surries, Phaetons, Top Buggies, Young Men's Nobby Bu¡ íes That for Style, Durability and Beauty of Finish, cannot be equaled. Our pleasure to show them and your delight to see them. Come in and look them over. Yours truly, Stroud-Gary Hardware Co. Always Prices Right Cleo Community. The Brand : On account of being very bu y of late I haven't written to the Brand in some time. Har- vesting the wheat is all over in this part of the county at last. I suppose we were about the last to finish. Mrs. R. L. Shive and daughters, Clara and Frances, of Lemesa, are visiting Mr, and Mrs. Geo. T. Ab- bott. E. J. Gilbreath spent last week with his brother, W. H. Gilbreath of Tulia, returning home yesterday. J. T. Gilb...

TBI IFORD BRAHD BALDWIN PIANOS COMING As we announced through the local columns of this paper last week, we have in transit A CAR LOAD OF BALDWIN PIANOS >\ I WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING EARLY IN THIS MONTH We wish to state to our friends and the public that we went direct to the factory for these goods. We buy them % from first hand and can afford to sell them for $75 to $125 less than the agents woulcj charge. Seen the rpRix It is in the BALDWIN Piano —in no other. The Laminated Acoustic Rim (patented) Is one of «the most interesting parts of the Baldwin Piano. This invention is based upon the fact, that wood fibres con- duct vibrations with greater facility when uninterrupted. The rim is endless, polygonal in form and supports the soundboard, to which the edges are continuously glued. Thus the acoustic rim forms a conducting periphery for the reinforcement of tone, enhancing the power and beauty of the tone. How well the Acoustic Rim performs its function is proven by the tonal magn...

D. W. HAWKINS, Business Msosfer. A. C. ELLIOIT, Editor. THE} Address all communications to HEREFORD BRAND OScisl Organ tor D*sf «Mh and Castro CounttM Entered April 17, 1901, as econd-cisss mail matter, post office st Hereford, Texas, Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Subscription Price $1.00 per Year strictly in advance FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1907 Remember that there is an elec- tion to be held next Tuesday, August 6th. This is an important election as no officers are to be chosen but several amendments to the state con- stitution are to be voted upon. Six amendments were submitted by the last legislature. The first provides for a home for the aged and needy wives and widows of confederate soldiers. The second asks for the establishment of a new department of the state to be known as the Bu- reau of Labor. The third effects the pay of the memberi of the legis lature by increasing the per diem and decreasing the mileage. The fourth amendment provides that in cities of more than 5,000, th...

4 ' ■,, / TBBHSUrORDNUTO M ¡H J r í f ■<■ * ' fti U 4 f v # Our Car of Moón Bros. Buggies MAVE arrived: And we can say, without fear of Truthful .Contradiction, That these buggies are the Best in Finish, Btst in Material, and the longest lived Buggies ever brought to the Panhandle. Wit cast show you Surries, Phaetons, Top Buggies, Young Men's Nobby Buggies That for Style, Durability and Beauty of Finish, cannot be equaled. Our pleasure to show diem and your delight to see them. Come in and look them over. Yours truly, Quality Always •Irst Stroud-Gary Hardware Co. Pricas Right first annual chautauqua To Begin Monday, September 2, Continuing 7 days—To Close Following Sunday. FOURTEEH BRILLIANT CONCERTS Best Talent, Both American and -Foreign Secured—Held in Con- tion With Anniversary. The Board of Directors of the 'Commercial Club has secured a con- tract for a Chautauqua Assembly ioxbe held September 2 to 8 inclusive. The contract calls for two concerts each day with a change of t...

y* •I' ni ■f CAN PLEASE YOU Our stock of GROCERIES is so complete and our goods so FRESH that we have no hesitancy in saying that we can please everyone, ue oe «se Our policy is to sell THE BEST GROCERIES for the LEAST money If you will investi- gate, you will find this to be our re- cord. Jno. n JOlMSOO Hereford. Texas * THE BIG RAIN. Entire Panhandle Refreshed By Big Down-Pour—Makes Every Thing Good. The series of big showers which begun last Friday as the last pages of the Brand were on the press con- tinued until Sunday morning. Ac- cording to the local weather station .3^ inches fell, though many declare that an inch more fell Saturday night than the gauge registered. Much more rain fell to the north and east than to the south, some points registering as much as three inches for Saturday night. As far as reports have been received the whole western part of the state and New Mexico have had a gocd soaker. The Tierra Blanco river was higher than in seven years, the new bridge acr...

m mmmm i THE HEREFORD BRAVD mimrn Successful Farmer Like any other successful man, thinks ahead, lays his plans Intelligently, and works to them. NOW THAT THE HARVEST IS OVER He is getting ready to break his stubble, knowing that the earlier and the more thoroughly it is done, the better it will be for next ye**'* crop. When he thinks of plows he thinks of JOHN DÉERE and that takes him to ♦ • * Garrison Brothers who carry a complete line of John Deere Plows, the LIGHTEST DRAFT PLOWS MADE, besides a full line of Farm Implements of all kinds, including The Deering Row Binder, the Emerson Disc Plow, the Emerson Alfalfa Renovator, Moline and Burr Oak Wagons, Etc. Make our store headquarters when in town. Hereford Anniversary. The committees which were ap- pointed to arrange the details of the Hereford Anniversary to be held on September 6 and 7 have all gotten down to business. The finance com- mittee has secured over $1000 in pledges and cash This at once in- sures a big celebration. T...

TBI BSftKVlKD BRAID f T The BUIB has for inearly A year advocated the pecehMeand improve- ment of the lake ia the heart of the city. The captioa of thk article, Chautauqua Lake «as suggested bgr the recent actional the Commerciaft • Club ia ■siring árrangenaents ta . bring to Hereford a Chautauqua . assembly. A Chautauqua, if made . a permanent thing, must trave m : home, and there is no better place i than the vicmtty of this lake. . A company should be oiganiz- red or the city induced to buy the tlake, confine its waters to a am tiler «rea, surrounded by a wall of atone or embankment, lay the remaining ground in plots, walks and drives; plant trees, shrubery and flowefs; erect a commodious auditorium. The ^surface water ac a matter of health to the city should not be per- mitted to flow into the lake but should ibe drained off. This could be done.at. a small cost. Then fresh water could be pumped into the lake by one or two good windmills in ■ order to keep the water level at the ...

TEX HEREFORD 01UHD The Brand | D. W. HAWKINS, BIMÍICU AUMCcr. A. C. ELLIOIT. Editor. Address all communications to THE HEREFORD BRAND OAotal Organ tor Doaf BmltU and Castra CanntUs Entered April 17, 1901, aa second-class ■ail matter, poet office at Hereford, Texas, Act of Concress oÍ March 3, 117 . Subscription Price $1.00 per Year strictly in advance FRIDAY, AUGUST 9. *9®7 The Lack of native forest in the Panhandle should set every perma- nent citizen to thinking. The ab- sence of trees has been accounted for by the theory that the great prairie fires which every year swept over the Plains destroyed the sprout- ing shoots and burned the seed. That the soil will grow large trees has never been doubted. The abun- dant forest growth in the cany;: along the streams which Wet e pro- tected from the ravages «he flames and the trees whicbj átt been plant- ed and protected évidence this. In ordinary se-,6nable years a black locust ■p—.áí will attain a length of 5 to 7 fret the first year, ...

TBI BBR1P0RD BRAHD A t A Rule Your Money Don't let your money rule you. Treat your cash as you would any other commodity. Don't let it be a cause of worry and dis- traction. Open an account with The Western National Bank Then you are done with the worry end. Then you will know to a penny the amount of your spending- Then your checks will be receipts for every payment you make. This Bank Opened for Business July ist, 1903 Deposits January 1st I904 - - $51,300.62 «< *' " 1905 - - 90,016.08 " «« " 1906 - - 220,446.42 a it " 1907 - - 326,927.68 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - - 85,000.00 The mi National Bank at Mil, Texas G. A. F. Parker, President J. L. Smith, V. President F. B. Fuller Cashier Miss Allie Barcus, a nek* of Hon. Geo. W. Barcus, is here from Georgetown visiting this week. C. W. Thomas of Lawerence County, Mo., who has a brother at Roswell is here this week looking out a location. On account of the rain Saturday night, the band did not gire its full concert, as but few braved the...

Remnants Left \ r WE have some odd lots in ¿hoes, small and large sizes. We offer from 1-4 to 1-2 off. We have them out on the counter so you can see them. Every pair is a real bargain. We also have some men's and boys' Suits in odd lots, we offer at 1-2 price—less than wholesale. They are mostly small sizes. We have one counter of Summer Dress Goods, we offer at 1 -3 off. Geo. A. Stambaugh Additional Locals Plenty of wheat sacks at Warren Grain Co. 20-1 List your property with Park & Bourn. '' 39tf. Big shipment of trunks and suit cases just received at Black's. 25-2t Special attention is called to the page add of E. B. Black, which ap- pears on the first page. Bargains in all kinds of furniture—for new beginners in house keeping. Mayor L Gough and his family have returned from their vacation in Colorado. They report a pleasant outing but think more than ever ot the Panhandle as a country in which to live. Phone message to the Brand: "Is that the Brand office?" You can say ther...

X# * rv;*. i&% ■ * . *■& 1 . . M ¡£Ü=S = THE HEREFORD BRAND IIT - i == BUSINESS TO STAY and will appreciate any business given us, either as a seller or buyer. Our charges are only five per cent commission on sales made. If you have any large tracts of land for sale, list them with us, as we have several calls for them. Our motto is square dealings with all customers. IP ARK & BOUR Two Poor Moves. The Leon (Iowa) Reporter under the above caption describes what it pleases to call Two Poor Moves. The first is the move from a well regulated farm to the city. The Reporter details the sorrow of the farmer in town, his lonesomeness and his utter disappointment and his final triumphant return to the old farm. "The second bad move," says the Reporter, "the Iowa farmer makes is when he leaves the corn country, charmed by the pictured profits and delights of dry farming in the arid belt.". "What business has the man who knows how to raise corn trying to get rich on a half section ...

Ml mm «f mm; ■ *r '•* •• >****•. *%u* *** *>■>&£'& THB mmiD JMIQ .•SriTBlfo-ts*, •. ■■ ~T3.- FIRMS CONSOLIDATE The J. D. Thompson Land Company and the B. W. Miller Land Company have consolidated, J. D. Thompson, B. W. Miller and H. B. McKinley constituting the hew firm. 'The members of this firm have fern the leaders in the land and cattle business at this place for a number of years and can give their custom- ers the beneift of their long experience both in buying and selling land and cattle. We mean to treat our customers so well that if we trade once they will copie to us again. All property and cattle listed with us for sale will receive our personal attention. We sell land in all size tracts from town lots to Í00,000 acres. A. C. Thompson and W. A. Miller will be in the office at all times to serve our customers. / REVIVAL SERVICES. To Begin Sunday Morning at Lake- I view Auditorium. On next Sunday morning we pro- pose to begin a series of revival services at t...